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(males age 15-49) | 1,276,087 (2004 est.) | Fit for military service
(males age 15-49) | 1,088,751 (2004 est.) | | Military expenditures | | Kroner figure (FY04/05) | Dkr:16.5 milliard | | Dollar figure (FY04/05) | $2.8 billion | | Percent of GDP | 1.6% (2004) | | Military structure (peace) | | Army | 15,450 | | Navy | 5,300 | | Air Force | 6,050 | | Home Guard1 | 55,000+ | | Military structure (wartime) | | Army | 45,000+ | | Navy | 7,300 | | Air Force | 9,500 | | Home Guard1 | 55,000+ | The armed forces of the Kingdom of Denmark, known as The Danish Defence (Danish: Det Danske Forsvar) is charged with the defense of the Kingdom of Denmark. Image File history File links The official logo of The Danish Defence. ...
The Royal Danish Army is the army of Denmark. ...
Flag of the Royal Danish Navy Ships of the Royal Danish Navy carry the prefix KMD (Kongelige Danske Marine). ...
History The Danish armed forces received 38 Supermarine Spitfire H. F. Mk. ...
The Danish krone is the currency used in Denmark and the Danish dependency of Greenland. ...
USD redirects here. ...
The armed forces of a state are its government sponsored defense and fighting forces and organizations. ...
The Chief of Defence is the head of the Danish Armed Forces, and is head of the Defence Command which is managed by the Ministry of Defence. Constitutionally, the Commander-in-Chief is the head of state (Queen Margrethe II); practically, it is the Cabinet. The Chief of Defence of Denmark, under responsibility of the Defence minister, is the commander1 of the Danish Royal Army, the Danish Royal Navy and the Danish Royal Air Force. ...
Commander-in-Chief (in NATO-lingo often C-in-C or CINC pronounced sink) is the commander of all the military forces within a particular region or of all the military forces of a state. ...
Queen Margrethe II (Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid), styled HM the Queen (born April 16, 1940), is the Queen regnant and head of state of Denmark. ...
Denmark also has a concept of Total Defence.
Purpose and task
The purpose and task of the armed forces of Denmark is defined in Law no. 122 of February 27, 2001 and in force since March 1, 2001. It defines 3 purposes and 6 tasks. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
Its primary purpose is to prevent conflicts and war, preserve the sovereignty of Denmark, secure the continuing existence and integrity of the independent Kingdom of Denmark and further a peaceful development in the world with respect to human rights. Sovereignty is the exclusive right to exercise supreme authority over a geographic region, group of people or oneself. ...
Its primary tasks are; NATO participate in accordance with the strategy of the alliance, detect and repel any sovereignty violation of Danish territory (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands), defence cooperation with non-NATO members, especially central- and East European countries, international missions in the area of conflict prevention, crises-control, humanitarian, peacemaking, peacekeeping, participate in Total Defence in cooperation with civilian resources and finally maintain a sizable force to execute these tasks at all times. The NATO flag NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4...
Defense budget Since 1988, Danish defense budgets and security policy have been set by multi-year agreements supported by a wide parliamentary majority including government and opposition parties. However, public opposition to increases in defense spending – during a period when economic constraints require reduced spending for social welfare – has created differences among the political parties regarding a broadly acceptable level of new defense expenditure. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The latest Defence agreement ("Defence agreement 2005-2009") was signed June 10, 2004, and calls for a significant re-construction of the entire military. From now about 60% support structure and 40% combat operational capability, it is to be 40% support structure and 60% combat operational capability. E.g. more combat soldiers and less 'paper'-soldiers. The reaction speed is increased, with an entire brigade on standby readiness; the military retains the capability to continually deploy 2.000 soldiers in international service or 5.000 over a short time span. The standard mandatory conscription is modified. Generally this means lesser conscripts, lesser service time for them and only those who choose to will continue into the reaction force system. Danish Defence agreement 2005-2009 (Danish: Forsvarsforlig 2005-2009) for the military of Denmark was signed June 10, 2004. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Brigade is a term from military science which refers to a group of several battalions (typically two to four), and directly attached supporting units (normally including at least an artillery battery and additional logistic support). ...
Branches 1The Danish Home Guard is not under the Defence Command during peacetime, but directly under the Ministry of Defence, only in times of tension and war will the Defence Command assume command over the Home Guard. The Royal Danish Army is the army of Denmark. ...
Flag of the Royal Danish Navy Ships of the Royal Danish Navy carry the prefix KMD (Kongelige Danske Marine). ...
History The Danish armed forces received 38 Supermarine Spitfire H. F. Mk. ...
The Danish Home Guard (Danish: Hjemmeværnet) is a branch of the Danish military, concerned exclusively with the defence of Danish territory. ...
Structure - Ministry of Defence (FMN)
Army Operational Command (Danish: Hærens Operative Kommando), short HOK, is the Royal Danish Army top authority. ...
Army Materiel Command (Danish: Hærens Materielkommando), short HMAK, is the Royal Danish Armys institution in all matters of material. ...
Greenland Command (Danish: Grønlands Kommando), short GLK, is a Level. ...
Defence Judge Advocate Corps (Danish: Forsvarets Auditørkorps), short FAUK is a Danish independent military prosecutor and the Legal branch of the Danish military. ...
Defence Construction Service (Danish: Forsvarets Bygningstjeneste), short just FBT, is a Level. ...
See also The defense of Greenland is the responsibility of Denmark. ...
The NATO flag NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4...
A Scandinavian defense union that would include Sweden, Norway and Denmark was planned between the three countries after World War II. Denmark and Norway had been occupied by Germany between 1940 and 1945, while Sweden, having escaped the horrors of occupation it had, still felt the effects of the war. ...
External links - The Danish Defence
- Army Operative Command
- Army Materiel Command
- kamouflage.net > Europe > Denmark (Kingdom of Denmark) > index
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